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Advanced Recording
MF/AF (Manual Focus/Auto Focus) |
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✤ | The MF/AF function works in CAMERA, M.REC mode only. |
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✤ | In most situations, it is better to use the automatic focus |
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| feature, as it enables you to concentrate on the creative side of your |
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| recording. |
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✤Manual focusing may be necessary under certain conditions that make automatic focusing difficult and/or unreliable.
Auto Focusing |
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| ✤ If you are inexperienced in the use of | ✤ |
| camcorders, we recommend that you |
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| make use of Auto Focus. |
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Manual Focusing |
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| ✤ In the following cases you may obtain better | ✤ |
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| results by adjusting the focus manually. |
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a. | A picture containing several objects, some |
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| close to the camcorder, others further away. | a. |
b. | A person enveloped in fog or surrounded by snow. | b. |
c. | Very shiny or glossy surfaces like a car. | c. |
d. | People or objects moving constantly or quickly like | d. |
| an athlete or a crowd. |
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1. | Set the power switch to CAMERA mode. | 1. |
2. | Turn the MENU DIAL and select the | 2. |
| FOCUS menu. | 3. |
3 | Press the ENTER button. | 4. |
4. | Turn the MENU DIAL up or down until the object is | VOL / MF |
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| in focus. | ■■ |
| ■ Zoom out a little if focusing is difficult. | 5. |
5. | To return to AF(Auto Focus: ), |
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| press the ENTER button again. |
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